Means for sealing receptacles



1,630,215 May 24 1927- H. J. Pool- E *HANS FOR 'SEALING RECEPTACLES Filed Feb. 14. 1921 dwf/z,

Patented May y,24, 1927.

UNITED s'rarrlzs` PAQIENT4 OFFICE;

4HENRY JEFFREY POOLE, OF LONDON, ENGLAID.

I l MEANS ron SEALING nEcErTAcLEs.

Application led February 414, 1821, Serial No. 444,815, and in Great Britain April 29, 1920.

According to the present invention, after the evacuation of the' air or other gases or vaporsfrom the vessel, which 1s effected 1n the known manner through a mlnute pinhole in one of the Walls of the otherwise Y hermetically sealed vessel. a small disc or ,hausting device, is automatically applied to the pinhole so as to' close the same, the permanent sealing of the disc over the hole being effected by means of a suitable adhe sive or cement such as shellac varnish, which may be brushed over the disc or may have been previously applied around the pinhole. The Avapparatus involved comprises a s cially formed suction nozzle which is s own inthe drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is an elevation of the device with a guiding device shown in section.

Fi .A2 is a longitudinal vsection through the evice.

The device as shown is connected with an evacuating device such as, for example, any

suitable kind of mechanical pump and vac-- uum chamber, not shown, this nozzle a. having a luting ring b preferably of india rubber, which is pressed againsttlle Wall c of the tin so as to include the pinhole d, and a spring-urged plunger e. centrally arranged, the function of which is to press the paper washerv upon the surface of the vessel over the hole d so aslto seal the latter automatically When the pump is cut off or the vac-v uum is broken.

The plunger e has a central aperture g extending'axiall through it and a collar e which is seate under the action of the spring i on an internal shoulder a ofthe nozzle a so as to close the nozzle aperture ac. When the nozzle is applied by hand to the tin with a sealing disc f in position over` the pinhole and the luting ring b pressedI down into close contact with the tin andthe connection with the exhausting device* established,` the consequent reduction of "pressure in rear of the collar valve e' causes the plunger e to be withdrawn against the force o f the spring'i and with it the sealing disc f, which is held by suction against l the'face of the plunger, the. pinhole d being;

consequently uncovered to permit evacuation of the tin. When the evacuation of the tin is completed the vacuum within the nozzle is broken, whereupon the sealing disc is instantly pressed over the pinhole by the spring-urged plunger e and seals the hole. After the removal ofthe nozzle the washer may be painted over with shellac varnish or .equivalent adhesive or cement, although this precaution is not absolutely necessary.

The Vnozzle may have attached to ita guiding device indicated at h (Fig. 1) -for centralizing the tin or other container to beevacuatedso as to ensure the registration ot' the punger e with the' pinhole d, and this guide may be adjustably secured, as by means of set screw k passing through slot ho in the guide and :crewed into the nozzle flange to suit different sizes andshapes of tins or may be interchangeable`with others adapted for tins of different shapes and sizes.

said invention and the best means I know of carrying the same intopractical effect, I claim 1. Means for sealing the evacuation pin-` i holes in tins or other metallic or partly metallic containers, comprlsing in combination a suction nozzle having means for connec-v tion with an evacuating device, a lutin ring on the face of said nozzle, a movablep ungcr Within the said suction nozzle having a longitudinal bore therethrough communicating with the nozzle, and adapted to hold a loose Having thus described the nature of the disk of thin material interposed between the bore hole of the said plunger and the evaouation pinhole of the container, and aspring operating to compress the plunger and with it the disk of thin material against the con- A tancr to close the evacuation aperture there- 4leading from the exterior t0 the interior of the said nozzle and a duct in said plunger leading from the outer endv of same to the interior of the said nozzle.

3. Means for sealing the evacuation pinholes in tins or other metallic or partly metallic containers comprising a hollow nozzle having means for connection with an evacuating device, a duct leading from the interior to the exterior of the said nozzle, a luting ring upon the exterior of the said nozzle, and encircling the said duct, a plunger guided for axial movement in the said nozzle, a flange upon said plunger ada ted to cover the inner end of the duct lea ing from the exterior to the interior of the 15 HENRY JEFFREY POOLE. 

